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Sorry if this has been discussed, I did search this one. Where can I get ahold of some Diabig? I have seen pictures of them with what appear to be transluscent shells, like what is on the diabglo. (Incidentally, does anyone know upon what kind of diabolo the diabglos are built?) Is the diabig the same as the yoho jumbo? I want the fixed axle and in the cool colors!

Yes they are the same, Yoho make jumbos, Bandai bought the rights to make them, and then called them Diabigs. White are NOT available any more, Bandai made them for a while (and Ryo has a bunch [grrrr]).diaboloshop.co.uk doesnt distribute them anymore, and is UK based (but thats irrelevent because they dont deal with YoHo anymore)

the american one would be Higgins Brothers, but their website doesnt seem to have Jumbo's on, so count them out aswell.

That leaves Naranja in Japan (but a knowledge of Japanese is needed) Or ofcourse the original YoHo. I havn't managed to track down a place that actually sells the Bandai versions, but i'm on it.

I love them, but the quality control on the alignment isn't great. I ended up balancing them with metal washers. Even with shipping and duty taxes 3 yoho jumbos ended up cheaper than 3 circuses or finesses.

Yeah i love them too, but still dont have them. Because i have been doing my research on the availability of white ones. Now that i know i cant get them (and when i have spare money) i'll get some glow ones.

Sorry, i dont know about clear ones, again this could be a Bandai exclusive, i havent tracked down a site that sells the Bandai versions. This website might interest you, it has diabglo's (did you ask about them?) which are also clear, even if you dont like the glowing capabilities.

I've just been looking through all my fedc videos and I was just wondering... some of the diabolos are yellow on the inside of the cup, are these yoho's. Secondly Sean, would you ever prefer yohos to a circus or a finesse?

I gotta say, every Japanese person seems to use the Diabigs and they're all awesome. I wanted to try out Tempei's white Diabigs at Bristol, but he had just packed them away unfortunately but they must definitely rock. I'm such MB and Henrys ship to Japan, so it can't be a lack of options thing. I would want a hard plastic 5inch diabolo, hate how string sometimes sticks to the my Finesse cups.

Sorry Norbi (Forgot that you had used them a bit), Sean owns them all so I thought he may have had a bit more time to play with them and see if they have any problems e.g axles coming looseor getting scratched e.t.c.

-a bit taller and heavier than henrys circuses with teflon axles-quite stable-easiest diabolos for sprinklers and 3 diabolos (but see note below on alignment problems)-if you have a good feeling for the difference between finesses and circuses, well the yoho is the same difference again from the circuses - so finesse is to circus as circus is to diabig, they are a bit more stable than circuses but also feel a bit less precise or a bit softer-the slippery plastic cup material makes corrections with 2 or 3 diabolos easier than with other diabolos-if 2 diabolos touch each other it's easier to recover because the cups are slippery and smooth-the axle is grooved-the edges are very, very, very sharp... we're talking lethal sharp. I have gashes on my fingers and ankles that kept bleeding for a long time. I worry that my yohos could slit my wrists if I was unlucky (time to break out the sandpaper)-BIG problem - none of them stay straight. This is very noticeable. The only other experience I have with a friends set of Yohos was the same - his 2 weren't aligned the same either. It only takes about 10 seconds of a shuffle before all 3 or 2 are badly aligned. I can't figure out how to go about fixing this.

So there you go. Except for the fact that quality control on the alignment seemed low they are excellent diabolos. However, unless I can fix the alignment problem they are almost useless.-------------

And in conclusion, I did manage to fix the alignment problem with a variety of metal washers. They're up there with the finesses and circuses... it comes down to personal preference - do you like a fast responsive but slightly unstable diabolo or a slow stable diabolo that spins for a long time but feels a bit soft. Think about whether you like finesses or circuses. If you already much prefer finesses over circuses, then it's unlikely you're going to like yohos. If you already like circuses then you may like yohos even more.

i was about to order from them but changed my mind at the last second.. but they were pritty flexable with english speakers i just emailed them and they said i could order threw email in english and then fax creditcard info

Very cool - thanks for the inside scoop. I've checked this site for about a year I think, but the white ones were never available. My understanding was that production of them had been stopped. Not any more I guess. Yay!

Edit - If you view the page through a tanslator (or speak Japanese), the site says that white is a new colour for 2005. I think it also says something about "carbon accelerator strength" which now improves durability? Did they change the Yoho design this year?